illness

  1. Eckgirl88

    I think he’s dying

    Artie is lethargic and his shell is softer than it should be. His enclosure is a large tote with a ceramic heat bulb, a MVB at 75w (we added today from the one that is like spiral and white), and also an incandescent bulb at 65watts. His cool side is 80 and the warm side fluctuates based on...
  2. A

    Hatchling with URI (failure to thrive?) Update

    Hello, My hatchling redfoot went to the vet. They gave him subcutaneous fluids, ceftazidime, and a gentamicin eye drop. They said he may just be a hatchling that fails to thrive but I wanted to give him a chance. I soak him a few times a day in warm water. Sometimes I had Mazuri diet, carrots...
  3. A

    Tortoise been throwing up for days

    Hello again. I have posted so many times on here concerning my golden greek tortoise (male). He has been having health problems on and off for the past couple of months and this week he’s thrown up like 4 or 5 days in a row. It’s not food anymore at this point, just a bit of water now. I feel...
  4. K

    Quarantined tortoise

    Hi there! My tortoise, Walter, has had parasites for the last three weeks. He's been on antibiotics ever since he was diagnosed by a specialized exotic veterinarian, roughly three weeks ago. He's had five days of Flagyl and two days of Panacur. Last Monday I still noticed he pooped out worms...
  5. F

    Red and purple spot on leopard plastron

    Today, my leopard tortoise had a strange sign. There's a red and purple spot on his plastron. Any one have an idea what's going on? My leopard size 6.5 cm Plastron still hard.
  6. A

    Baby Russian tortoise - not opening eyes much

    Hello, I am hoping for some help with what could be causing my Russian tortoise (Sheldon) to act this way and how best I can help him. I have booked a vets appointment but it’s 5 days away and I’m worried he will be suffering. Bit of background - I got Sheldon from a pet shop locally, I wasn’t...
  7. S

    Russian Tortoise Scratching Eyes, Pink and Puffy

    Today I was soaking my Russian when I noticed he had been rubbing his eyes and they were a bit pink and puffy around the edges. I've been away for college and my parents have been taking care of him but he seems to be doing fine otherwise. His enclosure is 2.5ft wide and 5ft long and typically...
  8. C

    my tortoise is sick, please help

    My tortoise has been sick for a week, at first she ate a little but only using her head, now she doesn't eat anymore, she blinks slowly and doesn't move from a spot in the sun, she keeps her head bent to the left and her limbs are flask, she has white stains around her mouth, in my country vets...
  9. Gerhald Kuswandi

    My Sulcata Plastron Is Soft And I'm Scared

    First of all my english isn't that good so I hope you understand the problem I'm having here with my Sulcata;) So recently I just got a baby sulcata that size 5cm or 2 Inch and I've been keeping him for almost 2 months and he is around 2 or 3 weeks old and when he first arrived here. I often...
  10. Cicitina

    Help! RI, less active, eating less

    Hi everyone, I have a baby marginated tortoise who I unfortunately bought with a respiratory infection. I tried raising humidity and the temperature in his enclosure for the first while to see if that would improve but eventually took him to the vet and received antibiotic injections he is...
  11. Nathan V

    Baby Mediterranean Spur thigh unwell?

    I’ve got a baby Mediterranean Spur thigh tortoise who is about 3 months old. He keeps on opening his mouth and putting his head back in his shell. I did notice a small bubble come out of his nose. He’s has been drinking and eating and hasn’t lost any weight. Can anyone help
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